EP 1911416 B1 20100818 - Prosthetic implant for sub-urethral support
Title (en)
Prosthetic implant for sub-urethral support
Title (de)
Prothesenimplantat zur suburethralen Stützung
Title (fr)
Implant prothétique de soutènement sous-urétral
Publication
Application
Priority
- EP 05777329 A 20050610
- FR 0406300 A 20040610
Abstract (en)
[origin: US2005277806A1] The invention provides a prosthetic implant for supporting the urethra, the implant comprising a flexible elongate element and being provided: with a central portion for being positioned beneath the urethra when the elongate element is in its functional position in the body; and two ends situated on either side of the central portion; wherein said ends are positioned relative to the central portion in such a manner that when the elongate element is in the functional position, one of the ends of the elongate element is disposed between the right internal obturator muscle and the right external obturator muscle, while the other end is disposed between the left internal obturator muscle and the left external obturator muscle. The prosthetic implant is suitable for correcting urinary incontinence.
IPC 8 full level
A61F 2/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/02 (2006.01); A61F 2/46 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
A61F 2/0045 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 2017/00805 (2013.01 - EP US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
US 2005277806 A1 20051215; AT E477763 T1 20100915; CA 2569920 A1 20060112; DE 602005023071 D1 20100930; EP 1768603 A1 20070404; EP 1911415 A1 20080416; EP 1911416 A1 20080416; EP 1911416 B1 20100818; ES 2351096 T3 20110131; FR 2871364 A1 20051216; FR 2871364 B1 20070914; PL 1911416 T3 20110331; WO 2006003314 A1 20060112
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 189704 A 20041201; AT 07022675 T 20050610; CA 2569920 A 20050610; DE 602005023071 T 20050610; EP 05777329 A 20050610; EP 07022674 A 20050610; EP 07022675 A 20050610; ES 07022675 T 20050610; FR 0406300 A 20040610; FR 2005001442 W 20050610; PL 07022675 T 20050610